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Re: CPP by Landscape images?

Marie,

I don't know of anyone who has. But I can tell you....

It's extremely difficult to get CPP with landscape because most photographers are not paid/commissioned to take landscape. Most are made then sold. This take out of the realm of being a customer image. Even if the client is paying you to take several properties in several sessions IE: a landscaping company ... you may only use one photo per client in your port. Not one per session.

If you are going to do animals you need to be top notch ... they can't look like the pictures average pet owner takes. There must be directional light and all of the others judges look for in any client image.

That being said there are some extremely talented pet photographers who are top in their field here who could guide you further.

Re: CPP by Landscape images?

Don't go there with landscapes. It just looks looks like you ran out of client work. See my tips for image submissions in the sticky section of Certification.

Michael Gan,M.Photog.Cr. CPP,Meritage House of Photography

If your business depends on you, you don't own a business-you have a job. And it's the worst job in the world because you're working for a lunatic... You can't close it when you want to, because if it's closed you don't get paid. You can't leave it when you want to, because if you leave there's nobody there to do the work. You can't sell it when you want to, because who wants to buy a job?—Michael Gerber

Re: CPP by Landscape images?

Originally Posted by Stephanie_Millner

I believe you need to hold certification before degrees now. Michael - is that still right?

As much as I would like to see that happen for the health of the CPP program...I think that requirement was dropped when CPP went to the ICE standard. I could double check to see if there was a change if you like.